About Chase Kalisz
Chase Tyler Kalisz ( KAY-lish; born March 7, 1994) is an American swimmer who specializes in individual medley events. He is an Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, an Olympic silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a two-time World Aquatics Championships gold medalist. Kalisz attended the University of Georgia from 2012 to 2017 and competed for the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team where he was a three-time NCAA Champion and the current American record-holder in the 400-yard individual medley. Kalisz also set a new school record in the event for the University of Georgia, lowering his former school record by over 1.7 seconds. In November, Kalisz won USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award for "Breakout Performer of the Year" for his accomplishments at the international and national levels in 2013. He qualified to compete in one event, the 400 meter individual medley, when he won the national title in the event at the year's national championships with a personal best time of 4:11.83.
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